July 31, 2007
The Mic Is On: We’re Looking for Photos and Art
ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 7:00 pm
It’s Like Open Mic Only Different
Here’s how it works.
It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.
There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.
There’s Many Sources . . .
Here’s a few ideas to get us started:
- Where we find them
- Free and inexpensive ones
- Sources that have delicious photos and art
- Public domain sources
- Our personal favorites
Did you know that the Library of Congress is a photo and art source? Click the name below.
And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey.
Oh, and bring links to favorite pictures to share!
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Dave said
Here’s a good free one …
http://www.sxc.hu/
Marti said
Color me embarrassed - LOL
ME Strauss said
Hi Marti and Dave!
Welcome to the impromtu gallery!
Maria Palma said
Hi Liz and everyone! I’m excited! This is my first time at Open Mic - and what inspired me to participate is this subject of art which is near and dear to my heart!
I just came back from Chicago last month and really enjoyed the Art Institute of Chicago. Here in San Diego we have many places for art lovers…
I invite you to visit my blog!
http://www.salondemaria.info/blog
Dave said
Here’s one of my favorite photographers … mostly of Antelope Canyon (Wind Caves)
http://www.danheller.com/antelope.html
Marti said
How was BlogHer, Liz? I am “green” with envy (snicker)
Maria Palma said
For art news I go to:
http://www.artnewsblog.com/
ME Strauss said
Dave,
You’re quicker than most who start out in the wrong place. I was just writing you an email and you beat me to it.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hi everyone. I use stock.xchng too
ME Strauss said
Hi Maria!
That’s one I didn’t know! This is going to make some cool list!
My all time favorite: Stock Exchange
http://www.sxc.hu/index.phtml
ME Strauss said
Welcome Glenda!
Stock Exchange is wonderful. I love the browse feature . . . Do you use it?
Dave said
Ah Liz … I have found being quick keeps me out of bad situations!
ME Strauss said
Hi Marti!
BlogHer was fun, especially seeing the folks who hang around here. I love the people.
Maria Palma said
Liz, wow - what a treasure trove of photos! Thanks for sharing that one…I’m always looking for great photos for my blogs.
Joe said
Hey Liz,
Hey All,
Silly me I just use Google Images (no need for a url, huh)
ME Strauss said
Hey Dave,
Sounds like you’re not just quick, but also quick on the uptake. Where did you get your business coach certification?
Dave said
I got my business coach cert from CoachU … back when Thomas was still there.
Dave said
Liz - I must admit that as I stumbled along getting my BLOG going over the past month, I found your site solidly in the top three MOST HELPFUL sites … and I deeply appreciate your energy and efforts … you have saved me years of bumbling!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Liz, I use it for my blog pics. I usually find something. Tho, hard to find stock images with people with disabilities
ME Strauss said
Hey Joe!
You’re silly, but not about images!
Maria Palma said
Dave,
I just visited your blog…Very inspiring info! Looks like we have quite a bit in common…
ME Strauss said
Well, Dave,
I’m glad my bumbling could unbumble someone . . . I’m guessing two things. You read blogs before you started blogging and you found this blog by Googling.
Maria Palma said
Here’s one photo site I use:
http://www.morguefile.com
Marti said
Hello Maria - welcome! Hi Joe, Glenda, Dave,and of course our charming hostess, Liz
ME Strauss said
Ah Maria!
Morguefile is a great one. I’ve gotten some beautiful photos for my writing blog there.
Dave said
Liz - actually, I didn’t read BLOGs before I started. I did read a lot of them for the two weeks I kinda got mine going (what a work in progress a BLOG is) … and I think I found yours by googling “BLOGGING 101″
Maria Palma said
Hi Marti! Love the quote from your blog:
“If we couldn’t laugh, we would all go insane.” - Jimmy Buffett
Must laugh everyday…
Must laugh everyday…
Must laugh everyday…
Dave said
Maria - Thank You, I appreciate your compliment. I would love to talk about our mutual interested anytime.
ME Strauss said
Dave!
I’m not sure wheather to count the two weeks, before your first post. What I was banking on is that I heard a guy who plans things.
Marti said
Thanks Maria! I do believe it’s true! I should have staved off insanity for a bit this weekend, we went to see the Simpson’s movie - LOL
Joe said
Again, silly me… I Googled The Bumble from Rudolph and got nothing but EBay listings for a FULL Page!
Maria Palma said
Dave - yes, let’s talk! I have a blog which centers around the whole idea of living passionately. I’m not a coach like you, but people have asked me why I don’t become one
Marti - I saw a preview of the movie last night. Looks very funny…
Becky McCray said
Hi, all!
I use some great small town and ag pics from USDA:
http://w3.usda.gov/AgenciesandOffices/indexOCPhotoLibrary.html
And if you like ancient architecture, these lost cities will blow you away:
http://www.shunya.net/Pictures/Highlights/LostCities.htm
Marti said
Here’s a link to a nice art museum
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Bringing together masterpieces from every culture and period of the world, from ancient times to the present day.
http://www.nelson-atkins.org
Dave said
Liz - hmmm, You are dead-on there. Not just a planner but an extreme over-analyzer (your blessing is your curse ya’ know!).
The plan I had was to have something I would at least be “OK” with someone seeing before I let anyone see it *L*. And tomorrow was my official “I’d better have the damn thing done by …” date. So, I’m OK with it.
ME Strauss said
This is a photographer’s blog.
Free Photos — Quality Pictures for Private Projects
http://www.free-photos.org/
Maria Palma said
I’m wondering if anybody else here is an artist as well…I know that Liz is…”Artist” meaning you also paint, draw, or take photography…
Marti said
If anyone ever needs nature photos mine are free for use to any of you.
AT
flicker.com/cyberpumpkin
Vernon Lun said
Hi all,
Liz always makes me bring the klondike bars. So here’s one for everyone.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bookgrl/526478392/
Dave said
Maria - one of the saying that most coaches have is that “they were one before they ever knew what one was”. That was a lot more true ten years ago … when no one knew what one was *L* …
ME Strauss said
Hey Becky!
The USDA!! What a great site. I overlook resources like that. I never think to go there. BUT don’t forget the Library of Congress link up in the post above.
Maria Palma said
Since we’re on the subject of photos, you’re all welcome to use my photos:
http://flickr.com/photos/salondemaria
ME Strauss said
Vern!
You are TOO COOL!!
I’m so laughing!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Dave, what iS involved in becoming certified?
John Richardson said
Hi Liz,
I use stock-exchange and their low cost partner stockexpert.com for web photos. If you sign up as a member with stockexpert you’ll get specials in the mail from time to time. I picked up a two-for-one deal last month.
Another great site for inspiration is http://www.pbase.com with lots of really amazing photographers. If you like retro art, http://www.plan59.com has some of the best, although it is not for sale on the site.
John
ME Strauss said
Marti and Maria!
Do you want your flickr links in the list I make from this? It could go to lots of people you don’t know.
Joe said
Ok gang, we’re only averaging 1.46 comments a minute!
Way off pace… Let’s pick it Up!!!
Dave said
Glenda - becoming certified is WAY too involved an answer for this forum. Email me and I’ll send you some links. There’s about six certs and they require completion of some accepted training and a mentor recommendation and so many hours of coaching for money experience … do dah do dah day *L* …
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Joe, are you the one with the Klondikes?
Maria Palma said
Yikes! I’m hungry for a Klondike bar now…
ME Strauss said
Hi John!
How wonderful to see you!
Stockexperts is a great deal and owning photos carries the pride of ownership.
Marti said
It’s fine Liz. I used to sell these photos online but I didn’t make enough to keep the website up. But they are in my public flickr sets, so anyone who wants to use them is welcome to. You are sweet to ask though
Maria Palma said
Liz,
Sure..add my link! thanks
Becky McCray said
Hey, is this another chance to brag about my Africa photos?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjmccray/sets/72157594240084711/detail/
Yes, Liz, they are open to be shared.
Marti said
Sorry, Joe, I was eating - LOL Will focus on typing
ME Strauss said
Becky,
I arranged this whole night as a chance for you to show your Africa pix again!
Joe said
Ok, if anyone missed them, HERE!
Klondikes all around!
I’ll leave some in the sidebar if you want more.
Becky McCray said
See, Liz, that is why I love you.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Thanks Dave, I’ll add to the “backburner” pile. Too much on my plate right now, but having that skillset may be helpful at times.
Maria Palma said
Marti -
Those billboard signs are HILARIOUS!!!
Vernon Lun said
Becky, awesome pictures. I spent most of my life in South Africa. Your pictures brings back memories.
Marti said
Thanks again, Maria! (psssssst Liz - I like this girl - lol)
Becky McCray said
Thanks, Vernon. I love your post on “Does your blog sing?”
Marti said
Hi Becky, didn’t see you come in And hello to anyone else I missed, so sorry, rough day
ME Strauss said
Aw Becky,
And here I thought it was the great snacks I have in the sidebar.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
wow Becky, awesome pics! when were you there?
Marti said
Mmmm, Klondikes,,, make bad things fade away…mmmmm
Vernon Lun said
Thanks Becky, your blog definitely sings!
Becky McCray said
My husband and I were hunting in Namibia in 2003, 2005 and 2006. We’re going back in 2008.
OK, he was hunting, I was busy photo’ing!
Maria Palma said
This is one of my favorite artist blogs:
http://anahata.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Her designs are vibrant and oh, so colorful! Every time I visit her site I am filled with inspiration…
Vernon Lun said
Happy Birthday Marti!
Maria Palma said
Marti,
Here’s a pic for you…
http://www.salondemaria.info/Happy-Birthday.gif
Becky McCray said
Thank you, Vernon!
Thanks, Glenda! Glad you like my pics.
And Hi, Marti!
Marti said
Oh, aren’t you sweet, Vernon!
Thank you!
Vernon Lun said
Here’s one of my favorites. She went to Sobcon too!
http://www.ashleycecil.com/
My favorite is actually an unfinished work
http://www.ashleycecil.com/2007/07/16/painting-in-progress-71607/
Char said
Easton posted a list of 10 places to get images for your blog.
Some of them have already been mentioned.
My personal favorite is iStockPhoto
Becky McCray said
Marti, are you celebrating a birthday? I should have been wearing your pic as my Twitter avatar today!
Marti said
Movie guy voiceover, “Little do the well-wishers know that she is a an evil, evil woman who took the life of an innocent woodland creature”
John Richardson said
If you are looking for photos with emotion, check out this site… http://www.pbase.com/dievee/root
Almost every photo tells a story
Marti said
Awww, thank you again, maria!
Becky, my birthday was on Sunday, the day before I turned into a murderer
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hi Char!
Maria Palma said
Bye, everyone! All that Klondike talk made me hungry…(off to cook dinner…)
Char said
Hi everyone - sorry I posted without saying hello first.
Rick Cockrum said
Hi everyone! Happy Birthday, Marti! Since you call him your husband now, we can’t hold taking the life of an innocent woodland creature against you.
Marti said
Hi Char! The little kitty wishing happy birthday was adorable. Quick, put it in a safe place before I kill again - LOL
Marti said
Bye Maria! Lovely meeting you, please come back!
ME Strauss said
Happy Birthday, Marti!
So sorry about your ACCIDENT!!!
Rick Cockrum said
Whoops. I got that wrong. I thought took care of the woodland creature long ago.
ME Strauss said
Hi Char!
Hi Rick!
Joe said
*lurk*…*lurk*…*lurk*
(trying to evade Marti) *scampers away around the tree*…*up the tree*…
BLAM!
Oh, she got me**-((
Marti said
Hi Rick! I hit and killed a deer yesterday with husband’s car, and am still weighed down with guilt (and all of the paperwork from the CarStar repair center and Enterprise rental)
Marti said
Run Joe run!!!!
Marti said
Hey Liz, Susan Reynolds just twittered me that for some reason she can’t get her comments to “take” here. She keeps trying but it refuses to accept them.
Susan Reynolds said
Hello all! Back from the birthday dinner with darlin granddaughter & ready to talk it up.
Rick Cockrum said
Marti - I’m positive you saw it coming and timed your speed to hit it.
Sorry about the deer. It’s good karma you’re not hurt.
Marti said
Maybe I am in her chair….I didn’t get a wink of sleep last night, so I will sign out for a bit and perhaps she can get in.
Love you all bunches!
Susan Reynolds said
whooooo Hey all you familiar faces. I’m supposed to bring - um - art
Joe said
Good, Gooooddd…
We’re up to 1.6 comments a minute.
Way to go guys!
Char said
Marti - glad you liked it & hope you are feeling a whole year wiser.
Marti said
Oh she made it - yippee!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Speaking about blogs singing, would y’all mind voting at http://www.blogforayear.com/profiles/glenda-watson-hyatt so that I may make mine sing for a year. Thanks!
Susan Reynolds said
big grin :^)
like here maybe???
http://www.cafepress.com/artgiftgallery
Marti said
LOL Rick!
ME Strauss said
Hi Susan!
Like Marti, I’m so glad you’re here! I just wouldn’t be right without you. You are the Successful-Blog Artist-in-Residence
Rick Cockrum said
Hi Susan! How is the Artsy Asylum?
Susan Reynolds said
awww, Liz.. . graciously tilts head and smiles
Marti said
Thank you for the lovely birthday wishes! Wiser…uh…dunno. Older, yeah - LOL
Susan Reynolds said
Hi Rick - Welll let me just tell you we are all certifiable at the asylum. But still artsy. How goes it with you? Nice to see you.
Marti said
All of the art links offered here this evening are fabulous! Thank you for sharing!
Susan Reynolds said
Marti I’m glad you didnt have to give up your chair. I felt like you needed it after yesterday.
Mike said
Hi Glenda!
Mike
Susan Reynolds said
Glenda how has your week been? Getting out the vote I hope
Rick Cockrum said
And here I thought asylums were to keep the sane people safe from the normal people.
I’m doing well. At leas AARP doesn’t keep sending me mail the way they do my wife.
Marti said
I so envy people who can draw or paint
Marti said
I am so grateful that there ARE people who have artistic talent, they make our world a more beautiful place
Char said
All - I will be back to check on everyone in a while - my brain needs a break…
Susan Reynolds said
Oh heck Marti, I can teach ou to draw. It’s not so much talent as it is observation. Maybe I’ll do a video now that it’s supposedly soooo easy - *rolls eyes as if*
Susan Reynolds said
Rick I’m sure your wife appreciates your commentary on that
Marti said
I used to watch that Joy of Painting guy on PBS. He amazed me “and now we just put a stroke here, and there’s our little pine tree” LOL
Marti said
But I appreciate your generous offer!
Susan Reynolds said
See it’s your brain that makes it into a little pine tree Marti. The artist just needs to know how to suggest that to you.
Mike said
Marti,
That Joy of Painting guy was a hoot! (alcohol may have been a factor in that judgment)
Mike
Marti said
Oh Rick, I hope you have a comfy couch - LOL
Marti said
So it’s the Joy of Painting Meets The Secret? (sounds like a sci-fi movie - LOL)
Rick Cockrum said
She gets me back with the cane I use occasionally, Susan.
A friend of ours, Renee Biertempfel, is a fantasy artist. We have one of her pen and ink drawings hanging over the entrance to the theatre auditorium.
My children’s drawing skills surpassed mine by the time they reached the age of two.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
ahh Mike, good to see you! Now I’m not the only left coaster here.
Susan, votes are gradually accummulating. Need to find some other strategies to get the word out. I’m looking forward to Readers’ Cafe tomorrow. The first one was a blast!
Susan Reynolds said
Rick, LOL. That’s because nobody told them they can’t draw. Did you notice that people stop really drawing between the ages of 6 & 8 a lot of times. They decide what they’re seeing they can’t really convey.
OK, that’s too cerebral. let’s start tossing fod again. Where’s Chris Cree when we need him?
Marti said
I am in awe of all of the talent here
Marti said
Cerebral? That’s a shade of blue, right? (snicker)
ME Strauss said
Marti,
I thought it was a shade of hot pink.
Marti said
Maybe it’s both!
Marti said
We just have to use our “Secret” thinking to make it so!
LOL
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Liz, how do you come up with themes for these nights?
ME Strauss said
Wow! Marti!
I forgot that we’re so powerful!
Marti said
(Hoping there aren’t any strong believers in The Secret who were offended by my off-hand remark - I’m just stretching for a joke…r-e-a-;-l-y stretching)
ME Strauss said
This one
PicturesFree.org is 100,000+ Totally Free photos It’s also a bit messy.
http://www.free-photos.org/
Marti said
Oh, gold star for Glenda! Great question!
ME Strauss said
Oh Glenda!
I wish I had help.
I sit around and think. The concept has to be something that people can conceive of talking about for 4 hours.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Liz, so it’s not a bolt of inspiration? I’m not sure what topic to set for tomorrow’s Readers’ Cafe, not that we were any where near the topic on opening night!
Marti said
Fun fantasies like wild west and pirates have been popular. And the ones about movies….
ME Strauss said
Oh dear,
Oh bother,
I’m in a tizzy.
I’ve been locked out of twitter.
I cleaned my cookies and lost my password.
Try to find an easy way to get your password back. . . . Twitter that!!
Susan Reynolds said
Glenda did I ask you if you use twitter? I’m sorry - my brain is fried after my day yesterday.
But twitter is seriously driving my blog readership & I would think it could promote your voting as well.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Susan, you really think I should drink the cool-aid? Lol
Marti said
Yes, twitter is tremendous fun! It’s like a big group instant message
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
not another distractor, time-waster???
Vernon Lun said
Liz will tell you kids stop drawing after 6-8 because we took away the crayons.
Marti said
Oh Liz! They don’t have any kind of “recover password” thingy? Like a hint or “Mail me my password”? We HAVE to get you back!
ME Strauss said
Hi Glenda!
Bolt of inspiration! That’s what made me start having themes . . . I’m kind of sorry about that one. We didn’t when we started and we still managed to have plenty to talk about then.
Every week comes very quickly and ideas for themes seem a lot alike.
Susan Reynolds said
All I can tell you is that today Robert Scoble admitted that he looks at twitter to find out what’s going on it the world. I’m a believer only after my experience.
Marti said
No Glenda, it takes very little time because the messages are so short - LOL
And you can pop in, participate for a while and pop out, then pop back in later. It’s great!
Susan Reynolds said
liz I think there’s a change password option if you know which email account you used that is . .
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
you’re twisting my arm, Susan. Perhaps.
Becky McCray said
Twitter is only a time waster when you treat it that way. You can be anywhere in between the two extremes: Marti and Susan who never, ever take a break (kidding!) all the way to Roger von Oech who only ever tweets to announce an article he’s written, without building any personal connection.
Susan Reynolds said
Glenda, only “follow” people you are interested in. And a 140 character limit builds - um - character
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
it just scares me because I get addicted to checking stuff and end up wasting so much time for which I beat myself up
Marti said
Glenda, asking people to discuss their “favorite” something will always be popular, because everyone has a favorite “something” they like to talk about
ME Strauss said
Hi Susan,
It’s not changing the password that was the problem. I couldn’t do that without knowing the old “assigned” password either. Now I’m locked out completely.
Susan Reynolds said
Hey Becky - I went to dinner & didn’t tweet a word
Susan Reynolds said
Crap Liz, it may take a call to twitter central. I’ll bet they’ll help you.
Becky McCray said
Liz, maybe shoot an email to Chris Brogan. I think he knows the guys at Twitter. He might have an address for you to get some service!
Becky McCray said
Glenda, if you tend to spend too much time checking back in, you may do the same with Twitter. And you may also be able to manage that by just setting some limits for yourself.
David Leggett said
My favorite place to see photos is definitely Flickr (http://www.flickr.com). Even since it’s been bought out by Yahoo, they have stayed very true to their creators values (they still handle everything on the site). The format, presentation, and syndication of photos is both elegant, and addicting.
As a photographer myself, I can also use flickr to share photos with friends, or get tips from those who are far better and more experienced than I am.
I have quite a few photography/art friends from around town. One of them runs a wordpress blog at http://cptcrayon.wordpress.com/. Every now and then he shares some stuff on it, and you can see his recent uploads to flickr from there.
I too run a photoblog, and a wallpapers site, but I don’t want to shamelessly plug myself here. If you are interested, you can find them at my site.
Also, I love Strobist blog =) Great resource for beginning-expert photographers:
http://strobist.blogspot.com/
Timothy Johnson said
Greetings all! Looks like interesting banter.
Marti said
Yes, Twitter works best when you treat it like a party. You visit with all the people in the room - if they say they just got a raise you say congratulations. If you say something polite to someone two or three times and they don’t respond back, you just move to another nook in the room. Twitter is a BIG room, there are lots of nooks full of pleasant and entertaining people. Nobody like the guest who always goes on about “me, me. me” without ever interacting with the others.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Marti, the topic just hit me as I emailed someone else - I’m trying to get her talking - “What are your dreams for your future?” Would that work?
Marti said
Liz, maybe you could just start over as “ME_Strauss”
(Although I know that is an unpleasant option)
Reading back comments - yes Chris Brogan might be able to help!
Becky McCray said
Howdy, David and Timothy!
GP said
Takin it ez at the inn http://www.ez2find.com/
who will have a klondike right after cheeseburger in paradise:)
gp in montana
Marti said
Hello to those who recently joined us here - welcome!
Susan Reynolds said
Hi Timothy. Hello David.
Marti said
Glenda, that is an excellent topic! Bravo!
Timothy Johnson said
Looks like the topic has shifted from pictures to Twitter.
Joe said
Glenda,
You may also want to consider Facebook.
You can start your own “group” and invite anyone you wish to join in. And they can also invite others to join as well. (with your approval) And so on and so on…
I just joined the other day and it looks like a definite advantage for building something similar to your community situation needs.
ME Strauss said
Hey Tim! Hey David! Hey GP!
Hey Becky! Does this qualify as a Twittergency?
Marti said
Sorry, wasn’t trying to twitter-jack the conversation
Timothy Johnson said
Hey gang… mind if a I ask a techie question not related to Twitter or pictures? It’s more of a Microsoft quirk that has me stumped.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Marti, Susan, done - https://twitter.com/GlendaWH - now what??
Joe [and others] come join me at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2378349797&pwstdfy=bfe5ed1f011b547af0a9a827e3d28d31
Susan Reynolds said
A couple of people put me onto the idea of using facebook instead of a lot of pointless email. And to tell you the truth, it works pretty well for just keeping in touch casually.
Rick Cockrum said
Hi David, Timothy.
It’s time to bid thee all farewell. Have a great night!
Thank you, Liz. Take care.
Becky McCray said
Goodnight, Rick.
Go ahead with your question, Timothy. We don’t ever stick to the topic anyway.
Susan Reynolds said
Excellent Glenda. I’ve clicked on your page and now am “following” you. I will not be offended if you do not follow me because I am chatty. But I’m at http://twitter.com/susanreynolds.
Definitely follow http://twitter.com/chrisbrogan
and http://twitter.com/beckymccray
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
nite Rick. See you tomorrow?
Marti said
Goodnight Rick!
Best wishes to you with Twitter, Glenda. Susan is a super-pro and much better mentor than I.
I didn’t sleep any last night. Thank you all for a lovely evening here. Best wishes to everyone in their endeavors!
Timothy Johnson said
I have the entire MS Office suite, but in Powerpoint only, the “last four files” in the recent files section keep defaulting back to four files I’d opened in January. Is there a way to reset this so it will actually open the last four files I worked with? I do not have this problem with any other MS product: Word, Excel, Access, Visio, or Project.
Rick Cockrum said
I should be dropping in, Glenda.
Timothy Johnson said
If there are any Microsoft geeks (I use the term affectionately, of course) out there who can solve this, I would be very grateful
Susan Reynolds said
And I personally like twitbin as a way to feed my twitters to me. There’s a how to at http://tinyurl.com/3deewe
Susan Reynolds said
Now, I’ll pass the conversation back to our hostess and stop monopolizing the floor.
ME Strauss said
The floor likes you, Susan
Susan Reynolds said
Boy I wish I was anything close to a Microsoft geek.
ME Strauss said
Tim,
I have a weirdness that’s been going with my files listing in the wrong order in some MS file lists when I go to Open Files. No one can figure it out.
In your case, do you use a registry cleaner?
Marti said
Sweet dreams everyone!
Becky McCray said
I don’t know the answer to your Microsoft question, Timothy, but you might Ask Dave Taylor at http://www.askdavetaylor.com!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Timothy, geeky hubby says try Options > General and set it to zero, and then go in again to set the number you want
Becky McCray said
Goodnight, Marti!
Joe said
Hey Tim,
This may sound like a stupid question, but did you set the default as “most recent” or “current” files instead of using their default?
Becky McCray said
Well, I’m all in for tonight.
Here’s a last photo related link:
5 steps to being more photogenic
http://www.digitalcameratracker.com/5-steps-to-being-more-photogenic/
Susan Reynolds said
Thanks for that one Becky. I’ll take all the help I can get.
Timothy Johnson said
Glenda - tried your suggestion… tell hubby thanks but no dice.
Joe and Liz - can you elaborate on your suggestions?
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
@joe - darn!
Joe said
Tim,
The best example I can give you is with Outlook Express, view, accending(decending) will give you most recent files or oldest files first.
There should be an option for you to change how the files are presented to you.
Susan Reynolds said
I’m off to explore Becky’s article link & maybe add something to the blog. Nice seeing you all, and wonderful of you to have us, Liz.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Twitterees, where can I find a quick overview about what I’m suppose to do with this thing now?
ME Strauss said
Good night to everyone who is leaving!
Elizabeth Perry said
Hi, Liz! Hi, everyone! (I met Liz this past weekend at BlogHer when I had the treat of serving on a panel with her.)
What a great subject for an open mic.
Flickr, as everyone has said, is a great resource for photos - many have Creative Commons licenses which allow re-use.
Another cool source is the Internet Archive (archive.org) which has a giant collection of public domain film, video, audio.
One of my favorite museum sites is the one for the Rijksmuseum: I haven’t (yet) been to that museum in person, but online, you can really explore the collection - with some nice high-res enlargements, and for those of us who are Mac users, there’s a desktop widget you can download which shows you a new painting every day…
http://rijksmuseum.nl/index.jsp
My own work is licensed under Creative Commons, as well (free for non-commercial use, with attribution). I’ve been making a drawing or painting every day in a small sketchbook for about two-and-a-half years and post each of them to my blog. Never drew before that, but people said that the way to learn to draw was to draw every day - and that works. I encourage anyone who wants to start, to start tonight!
ME Strauss said
Tim,
I was talking about a small program, like RegMechanic, which rewrites and repairs broken strings in your registry when you move or change things on your computer.
Elizabeth Perry said
Oh, and I forgot another giant collection of images online: the New York Public Library has thousands of historical images available:
http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/index.cfm
Timothy Johnson said
Liz - how does one get a hold of RegMechanic?
ME Strauss said
When we bought a new computer and needed to get it again. I just Googled it. I think it’s under $30. I use adaware and RegMechanic every day.
Timothy Johnson said
cool… I’ll look it up.
Timothy Johnson said
Getting back to the topic of photography, outside of Flickr and Google Images, I’m finding my best bet on a lot of things is to just grab my digital camera and start shooting. I try to take it everywhere I go. For example: http://carpefactum.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/07/dominate.html
ME Strauss said
Hi Elizabeth!
How wonderful to see you and your “beautiful mind”!! I was reading your beautiful mind just a few hours ago. Your sketches at BlogHer are so lovely. I especially like the study of Christine Kane.
Thank you for bringing so many resources to this party. What fun you are to join in.
Glenda, I hope you’re still here.
ME Strauss said
Why, Timothy!
I had no idea you were talented with a camera TOO!!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Liz et al, thanks for another great conversation. Think I’ll call it a night [for now]. I need supper and to do bookkeeping tonight. Hope you can join me for Readers’ Cafe at http://www.doitmyselfblog.com on Wednesday, 7-10pm edt.
Ciao!
ME Strauss said
I also particularly like the
Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Timothy Johnson said
I’m not really that talented with a camera, Liz. I try to get cameras that have very advanced auto features to compensate for my shortcomings.
But I do enjoy photography immensely when I can do it.
ME Strauss said
Tim,
That sounds like fun. I bet you have a great time and get some fine pictures too!
Timothy Johnson said
Well, on that particular post, I had a blast. It was a pure adrenaline rush to spend the day with three different SWAT teams at once and watch them go through their drills. (Ask me sometime off-line about being allowed to be a role player in one of the scenarios.)
ME Strauss said
Yeah, I remember reading that post. I sure did sound like a blast!
Timothy Johnson said
Literally a blast… try having a flash-bang device go off in the next room when you forgot to put in your earplugs.
Joe said
Another Tuesday has come and gone
and we found ways to find art
in pictures and in song
Whether we use Google, or Flickr
or a camera of our own
The art is what counts…
Sorry, can’t think of anything that rhymes with Flickr.
Berma Shave
Nite Liz
Nite All
ME Strauss said
I’ll bet you remembered your earplugs soon enough. [big grin]
Timothy Johnson said
You bet I did.
Joe: quicker, thicker, slicker
ME Strauss said
God Night , Joe
Sleepy swell.
ME Strauss said
Tim,
I’m going to have to pack it in too. I’m still recovering from BlogHer.
Timothy Johnson said
Well, Liz, I suppose I should pack it in as well. There’s a lot going on tomorrow and I’ll need all of my brain power to handle it.
G’night all… thanks for the MS tips!
Joe said
Yeah Tim, but where’s the joke then?
ME Strauss said
Joe!
I just tucked you in.
Elizabeth said
Thanks everyone.
Think I’d better say g’night as well, since for some reason this thread keeps crashing Firefox.
See you online next time…
Jody DeVere said
Racing for a cause at Irwindale Speedway with my freinds from UnitedSpainl.org
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=610489&id=526180649&pwstdfy=a382856e27f9e046afc25333f705687f
Mike said
Anybody still here?
Mike said
110 minutes since the last comment. I’m guessing no.
ME Strauss said
Hi Elizabeth,
I’m sorry to hear that was happening. I was having a problem with some serious “crashing” in my head. So, I needed to sign off myself. Gosh it was great that you came by.
Liz
ME Strauss said
Hi Jody!
Thanks for coming! Sorry that we closed the party early. I would have enjoyed a conversation with you again.
ME Strauss said
Aw Mike,
I don’t always stay up talking until the wee hours of the morning. . . . only most nights.
Sandy said
Hi Liz,
Sorry I missed the (p)art(y). I’m going to read through the comments to see what kind of fun you had.
My favorite sites are http://www.sxc.hu/, Flickr, and iStock. And there are so many more out there to choose from.
Great topic. Let’s do more about graphics!
Sandy
Sandy said
Oh yeah,
I brought a link to share. My chapter in Age of Conversation is all about graphics. So for a good read for a great cause, purchase the e- or print versions at http://stores.lulu.com/ageofconversation.
Sandy
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